2021 Toyota Tacoma Review
Think about the main things you want in your next truck. If you’re picturing something reliable, powerful, and high-tech, you’ll be happy behind the wheel of the Toyota Tacoma.
This 2021 Toyota Tacoma review will give you an idea of how this truck will perform on the roads around Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Cary, and Apex, NC. Though, when you want to experience it for yourself, you can come visit the 2021 Tacoma in person at Mark Jacobson Toyota.
Reliable Performance
If you’re planning to use your truck to handle the various towing jobs you have on the horizon, you’ll want to get the Tacoma equipped with certain available towing features, such as:
- Class-IV towing hitch receiver
- ATF cooler
- Engine oil cooler
- Trailer-Sway Control
When properly equipped, you’ll find that the 2021 Tacoma offers a maximum towing capacity of 6,800 pounds. It can also offer a maximum payload capacity of 1,685 pounds, so you’ll always be able to carry your gear to its destination.
The Toyota Tacoma also offers an impressive fuel economy of 20 city/23 highway MPG with the base trim level.1
Listen to that Rumble
When you hit the gas and hear the rumble of the engine, you’ll be able to feel incredible amounts of power racing through your machine.
You might choose to stick with the standard engine—a 2.7L 4-cylinder—which achieves 180 lb-ft of torque. Other trims and configurations are available with the more powerful V6 engine which can reach up to 278 horsepower and 265 lb-ft of torque.
The engine of the Tacoma pairs with one of two excellent transmissions. It will come standard with a 6-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission with intelligence. While this offers incredibly smooth shifting, you could upgrade to the available 6-speed manual transmission for greater control and engagement with the drive.
To top off all that power, the Toyota Tacoma comes standard with a rear-wheel drivetrain that puts all that engine output to good use.
Toyota Technology
The 2021 Toyota Tacoma is packed with countless impressive technologies that are bound to take your drive to exciting new places. For example, the available dual-zone automatic climate control will keep you completely comfortable on the road, no matter how warm or cool the climate is outside.
The Toyota Tacoma also offers the standard Toyota Safety Sense™ P system, which includes several impressive safety and driver-assistive technologies, such as:
- Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection: This system will keep an extra eye out for you on the road to ensure no vehicle or pedestrian escapes your notice.
- Lane Departure Alert: If you ever accidentally start to drift out of your lane, this system will warn you to readjust.
- Automatic High Beams: When the road ahead gets dark, the Tacoma will keep you in the light thanks to the standard auto high beams!
- Dynamic Radar Cruise Control: As a step-up over traditional cruise control, this feature will keep your vehicle running at a pre-set speed and distance behind the vehicle ahead of you.
Altogether, these will keep you feeling completely confident, no matter where the road takes you.
Take the Toyota Tacoma on the Road
The 2021 Toyota Tacoma is the ideal truck for drivers around Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Cary, and Apex, North Carolina. With the incredible performance, power, and technology found inside this truck, you’ll have an incredible experience on the road. So, test drive the 2021 Tacoma at Mark Jacobson Toyota and see if this is the right truck for you.
1 2021 projected EPA-estimated rating estimates. EPA estimates not available at time of posting. Actual mileage will vary.
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